Boone County Fair - Belvidere IL, August 12

Well - happy to report that I survived what I believe to be my 16th date with Bucky. Wahoo, 16 and counting :) It was a great show, and lots of fellow Buckaneers there to share it - Dakota and her mom Judy, Tina, LaPaula, guitel, Buckyfan3, Cookie, nursetaz, and the list goes on. Sorry for the combination of screen names and "human" names, don't know everyone's "secret" identity over on BCO.

So recap - got there early and ran into Judy, Dakota - and Mr. Judy right away, along with LaPaula. Watched some of the stage set up, then were prompltly escorted out of the grandstand for sound check (the nerve!) We could still hear it, and could see bits of it over a fence, but all sounded good. Rumor had it they were letting everyone in 1 hour before showtime, and that the track seating was first come first serve...so we were preparing to run for the good seats. Fortunately the kind people at Boone County Fair felt sorry for us having waited so long and let us in early. The first 2 rows had a GREAT Buckaneer showing! Was wonderful seeing all the dedicated fans up close, and hopefully even the "bad" seating gained some new fans. The fan count in all was low, show attendance was around 1000 per Steve over at the Shiny Bass blog. I can tell you the crowd may have been small, but we weren't quiet. Bucky was very well received by fans old and new.

Set List from Jeff (sorry Jeff, Steve stole it for me!)
American Friday Night
Back When We Were Gods
Different World
Suspicious Minds
Giants
Seven Spanish Angels
I'm Good
Hold A Woman
Evil Knievel
I'll Walk
Unchain My Heart
Mexicoma
Bible and the Belt
Good To Be Us
I Want My Life Back
Hands to Yourself

So a nice long set, everything was tight and sounded great!!! Bucky even shocked us by (see below) bringing out a cowboy hat to wear for the last 3rd of the set (I have mentally divided the show into thirds, LOL - shades, no shades, hat!) Was great seeing everyone, and with no shows on the near horizon, was a wonderful way to end summer. Thanks Bucky and band, it was a great 16th "date"!